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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again, why do any of them deserve residuals? Most of us are paid for the work we do. If it’s successful after we move onto another job, we don’t get residuals. [/quote]

But are you creating something your ex-employer will use for years to make themselves more money?

My sibling works in biomedical engineering. His employment contract states that his employer owns the rights to 99% of all outputs/ip created by him. He gets a small portion of compensation but I forget what type of compensation it is (money, stock, etc.). And I think then the 1% only kicks in if the ip is acquired for X price or X units.   [/quote]

DP here but why are they entitled to residuals? They didn't fund the project. Let them get paid for their work. It's hard to have sympathy for them if they want more than that.[/quote]

They’re entitled because they’re creating intellectual property.  Just like painters, engineers, and inventors.  If some can be sold repeatedly (story, software, t-shirt design) the person who makes it gets some portion of that sale unless the sell the rights to someone else.

-engineer who gets the equivalent of residuals on the patents with my name on them from my employer [/quote]

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